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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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